Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov arrived in North Korea for an official visit.

He is set to meet with North Korea’s military and political leadership.

Crisis in Georgia: President Salome Zourabichvili joined protesters, marking the first time a sitting Georgian president has stood between riot police and demonstrators.

Protests erupted after the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced abandoning EU integration until 2028.

Following Kobakhidze's announcement, thousands of protesters gathered outside the parliament in Tbilisi, waving Georgian and EU flags.

Reports indicate heavy-handed police actions, including water cannons, tear gas, and violent arrests.

Numerous injuries and detentions have been reported.

Latest Situation Map in Syria by Clash Report

Syrian opposition forces have seized the entire western Aleppo countryside, capturing over 50 settlements and 15 military points in 48 hours.

They now stand just 1.5 km from Aleppo city centre.

Direct clash between Syrian opposition forces & Assad regime forces in western Aleppo.

Syrian opposition fighters breach Assad regime position southwest of Saraqib by ramming a truck through a wall.

South Korea has now started using Russian T-80U tanks and BMP-3 vehicles, acquired in the 1990s, as target practice.

This confirms they won’t be sent to Ukraine.

Phones nailed to the floor of a Russian military base in Crimea to prevent information leaks.

NEW: Syrian opposition forces captured Khan Tuman, southwest of Aleppo from Assad regime & Iranian forces.

Khan Tuman is one of the places where Iranian forces have suffered the most casualties since the beginning of the Syrian War.

Pro-Iran accounts have been calling for ‘accidentally’ targeting Turkish Army bases in Idlib to avenge IRGC generals killed in Aleppo.

Interesting: Brigadier General Kiomars Pourhashemi, a senior IRGC commander, was killed in a precise operation in Aleppo.

Syrian opposition fighters infiltrated days earlier to strike a joint operations room in New Aleppo, killing Pourhashemi, senior Assad officers, and possibly Russian personnel.

The attack disrupted regime defenses, accelerating frontline collapses and marking a major blow to Iran’s influence in Syria, where Pourhashemi oversaw Iranian-backed militias.

NEW: Chad ends defense agreements with France, signaling a shift from reliance on French military support.

As a key anchor for France in the Sahel, with 1,000 soldiers still stationed there, Chad’s decision marks a significant move following France’s withdrawals from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

The decision reflects Chad’s desire to assert its sovereignty and redefine partnerships in line with national priorities.

NEW: Syrian rebel fighters liberated the strategic Al-Eis Hill, capturing heavy equipment as Assad’s forces and Iranian militias fled.

The town has significant strategic value, particularly due to its location along key transportation routes.

Syrian rebel fighters take control of the Scientific Research Center near Aleppo.

Only 500 meters now separate Aleppo’s New Aleppo district from the rebels.

Assad’s forces fleeing from Syrian rebel fighters in Khan al-Sabil, south of Idlib.

#BREAKING Clashes between Syrian rebels & Assad regime forces now shifted to the outskirts of New Aleppo.

New Aleppo itself is one of the largest neighborhoods in Aleppo city.

NEW: Syrian rebels are now on the outskirts of Aleppo.

All of Aleppo is visible to the eye.

Falling like dominoes: Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye says France should close all military bases in Senegal, asserting that their presence is "incompatible" with the country's sovereignty.

“There will soon be no more French soldiers in Senegal.”

There’s always a Soleimani photo: The now-deceased IRGC commander Kioumars Pourhashemi, killed near Aleppo by Syrian rebel fighters, with Qasem Soleimani.

Something big just exploded in Crimea.

Reports suggest it can be S-400 air defence system position.